Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. The Election of the Mexican Deputies to the Spanish Cortes, 1810-1822 10
5. 2. Mexican Constitutional Expression in the Cortes of Cádiz 43
6. 3. Mexican Municipal Electoral Reform, 1810-1822 59
7. 4. Freedom of the Press in New Spain, 1810-1820 87
8. 5. Effect of the Cortes, 1810-1822, on Church Reform in Spain and Mexico 113
9. 6. The Army of New Spain and the Mexican Delegation to the Spanish Cortes 134
10. 7. The Role of the Mexican Deputies in the Proposal and Enactment of Measures of Economic Reform Applicable to Mexico 153
11. 8. Reform as a Means To Quell Revolution 185
12. Conclusion 208
13. Bibliography 211
14. Index 225